As the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs approach, the Carolina Hurricanes are facing a familiar set of challenges that have plagued them in previous postseasons. Despite a strong regular season performance, the team's inconsistency and defensive vulnerabilities have raised concerns about their ability to make a deep run in the playoffs. The Hurricanes have struggled with injuries to key players and have shown a tendency to let games slip away in the third period, a pattern that has become all too familiar for their fans. Will the team's star players, including Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov, be able to overcome these issues and lead the Hurricanes to a championship, or will the same problems that have held them back in the past continue to haunt them?

Will the same issues plague the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL playoffs?  USA Today